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Post by Jersey on Mar 8, 2009 13:59:32 GMT -5
The members of the forum need to make me a promise. Don't ever drive drunk. Driving drunk will kill you in a split second; it's astounding how quickly life can be ended. A good friend of mine died last night in a horrible accident while driving drunk. He hit a concrete divider head on while not wearing a seatbelt. The paramedics told us he was pretty much killed instantly due to massive head and bodily injuries.
The most troubling thing was that my family and I were at the same party. We were celebrating the fiftieth birthday of my sister's boyfriends father, and we were among the last people to see him alive. He was pretty far gone, and I remember people asking about who would take him home. We left before he did, so we were home when we got the call. I knew the guy from a year of track in high school; he was a senior while I was a freshman. He used to make me laugh every single day because he was hysterical and never took a thing seriously. As a freshman you had to watch yourself because he wouldn't hesitate to bust your chops.
This is the first time someone I knew was killed in a drunk driving accident. I really hope it's the last.
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Post by dannyboy on Mar 8, 2009 15:26:43 GMT -5
I'm very sorry Jersey. I don't really have words other than that. He made a bad mistake it's too bad it cost him his life. Like you said you just don't know in a nanosecond how things can happen and there is no second chance sometimes. I'm sorry.
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Post by Phil on Mar 8, 2009 16:01:05 GMT -5
This is a shame. I'm also sorry about the news Jersey. I have lost some friends that way too. I also feel the same way about drunk driving no good comes from it. Judging my your age this guy was probably 24. That's really a shame. A friend of my brothers who was 27 or 28 died not that long ago. He was a substance abuser.
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Post by aido179 on Mar 8, 2009 16:07:38 GMT -5
jesus, im so sorry jersey.
thats way too young to die...
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Post by Jason O'Lewa on Mar 8, 2009 16:53:24 GMT -5
that is too bad
i hope your right and he didnt feel anything and it happened fast if it had to happen at all
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Post by Mahnarch on Mar 8, 2009 21:36:31 GMT -5
I'm still haunted by my 25th birthday.
I had a married pair of friends get well lubricated at my party that night.
The bad part is: they passed out and woke up hours later and left - only to be hit on their way home by a guy who was drunk and high on weed....right in front of their own driveway.
The guy was doing 80mph in a 30mph zone. Never hit the brakes. Broke both of my friend's necks and ripped a good majority of Debbie's hair out of her scalp.
It was obvious that she was wearing a wig at their funeral.
I know how you feel.
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Post by thunderbird on Mar 9, 2009 3:57:48 GMT -5
I think that we have all known of this situation. It's never easy though.
Within a span of a month I knew 2 guys to die in separate Dwi situations. They were both 23 at that time I was 26.
They were older than Classicblast and the same age as our other brother.
The first was Gary. He had a Jeep Wrangler. He was estimated to be traveling at 85 by measuring the wheelbase and the bridge abutment that he hit. He lived in a coma for about 6 days before dying due to the injuries.
He never regained consciousness. I knew him pretty well his older brother and I had been classmates.
The other guy was a hot rodder. He had a 70 Chevy Chevelle that was bored and set for dragracing but he did drive it on the road.
Well I don't know if he was racing or just going too fast but he rammed a tree at at least 135 but they can't be sure of that. It was an old willow that lost a substantial amount of bark but did not sheer off. Which made me think they were high on the speed estimate but I don't build willow trees do I don't really know their limitations.
The bellhousing broke off his car, the transmission shattered in 3 or 4 large parts and the torque converter literally was found 100 feet or more from the wreckage. The right front fender came off, and so did the front header panel.
He was dead before the ambulance arrived. And yes unfortunately drunk.
Jersey Life I am very sorry. Just as Dannyboy, Phil, Aido179, Jason, and Mahnarch already said it's a terrible shame when a person makes a mistake once and pays the ultimate price for it.
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Post by Beangirl on Mar 9, 2009 14:42:04 GMT -5
So Sorry Jersey.  |
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Post by Blastgirl on Mar 9, 2009 20:50:14 GMT -5
I'm sorry Jersey. Untimely deaths are very sorrowful.
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Post by Blastgirl on Mar 11, 2009 22:20:04 GMT -5
I know someone who will be up on Vehicular Manslaughter thanks to something that happened about three am this morning (lastnight). This guy was very drunk according to reports. He is someone who went to School with Dannyboy and Kimm.
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Post by Jersey on Mar 12, 2009 0:07:16 GMT -5
I went to the wake today. Matt looked pretty good, considering he hit the concrete barrier going about 60 mph, and since he wasn't wearing his belt the whole half side of his body was wrecked after his head hit the windshield and the engine of his Nissan wound up in his lap. The embalmers did a pretty good job reconstructing his face; he almost looked like he was only asleep.
Heh, the guy is so big they had to get the Big Daddy coffin and pick a new plot at the cemetary since they couldn't fit his big self there. There were a lot of people there. I won't be making the funeral on Friday due to my surgery, but maybe one of these days I'll visit his grave.
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Post by Mahnarch on Mar 12, 2009 0:49:55 GMT -5
I can't believe they had an open casket. The funeral directors must be true artists. I applaud them for being able to allow everyone one last glimpse of him as he was.  |
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Post by Phil on Mar 12, 2009 14:06:52 GMT -5
An open casket is better at least then you get the best image of seeing the person off. Not that it really makes anything any easier.
Blastgirl, I don't have the words for what took place with the person you knew. I hope it wasn't a hit and run on top of that.
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Post by fartinggurl on Mar 13, 2009 11:05:12 GMT -5
I'm sorry to hear about your friend, Jersey.
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Post by Classicblast on Mar 14, 2009 7:54:33 GMT -5
Its important to drink responsibly or not drink at all that's two stories in a span of a few days where irresponsible drinking has cost a life. One of the times the victim was not the drunk driver.
I know the person Blastgirl is speaking of. To make matters worse he tried to get away with it. He drove a ways up the street and made a call that he witnessed an accident. No effort to save the victim though. You never know the value of the early minutes had he tried to administer CPR maybe the outcome had been different.
He had enough bearings to try to deflect any legal ramifications by going down the road a piece, and presenting himself as a witness.
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Post by Kimm on Mar 15, 2009 10:29:23 GMT -5
I read this earlier and had to go before I could reply.
I have talked to Dan (dannyboy here) and we are not supporting the guy who was drunk driving and killed someone.
Of course we are sorry about Jersey's friend its a different situation all along.
The person we knew as Classic said had enough presence of mind to attempt to get himself away from the situation and try to put himself as a witness. He made getting out of trouble more immediately important than trying to help the person he ultimately killed.
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Post by Mahnarch on Mar 15, 2009 12:59:25 GMT -5
That guy trying to remove himself falls into the category of "It wasn't my fault."
I hate those people. Embarrassing, fatal, wrong I stand up and admit my faults when they come up. Which is rare more so now than when I was younger.
Admission is just easier and makes you look more like an honest person - which can go a long way.
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